When kids get interested in cricket for the first time, it seems like almost of them want to be a star batsman who is capable of winning games singlehandedly! This was definitely true in my case. I...

As a batsman in cricket there are a number of different ways in which bowlers will try to target you. Some will try to swing the ball back in towards you and hit your pads in the hope you’ll be...

In my opinion, test cricket is the absolute pinnacle of our sport. It’s the one that I fell in love with first, and even though the introduction of T20 cricket has seen the popularity of the game...

There’s nothing I love more in test cricket than watching a long innings from one of my favourite batsmen or one of my favourite teams. Take Joe Root for example, who scored two massive centuries...

The decision whether to bat or bowl first at the start of a cricket match is arguably the most important decision a captain has to make. Making the correct choice can send your team on their way to...

A cricket field is a large playing surface, and as a result there are many areas of the field that have different names! One of the main sections of the field is the actual cricket pitch – a...